In the world of the near future, an epic war rages between the Earth Federation and the rebel space colonies that call themselves the Principality... more>> of Zeon. The most fearsome weapons of this new era are the robotic vehicles known as mobile suits, armored giants with the firepower of battleships. The Federation has pinned its hopes for victory on its advanced mobile suit prototypes, but when a young cadet named Amuro Ray becomes the pilot of the mobile suit Gundam, he discovers that machines alone will not be the decisive factor in the conflict. For a new stage of human evolution is dawning, and the future - if humanity has a future - may well belong to the Newtypes... <<less

Following the collapse of the Republic of Zeon’s autonomy, the Earth Federation government declared an end to all wars. However, the absolute control exerted by... more>> the Earth Federation government has caused the system to decay. Government brass abused their privileges and forcefully deported illegal residents into outer space in a practice known as “manhunting”. The year is Universal Century 0105. In order to break the decayed system of the Federation, the secret society “Mufti” begins its operations… <<less

The Year is Universal Century 0087, seven years have now passed since the Duchy of Zeon declared their surrendered to the Earth Federation thus ending... more>> the events that have now become known as the One Year War. Now an organized hunt for the remnants of Zeon is underway under the leadership of the Earth Federation Forces Elite Forces the "Titans", An elite force that is accountable only to themselves. However this tyrannical force is not unopposed the global anti-federal government organizational sentiments are gradually spreading among the space colonies. This is the story of one boy Kamille Bidan. <<less

Frozen Teardrop is set during the Mars Century, the era that has succeeded the After Colony era, on the terraformed Mars. Since the formation of the young Mars Colony and its government, trouble has been brewing within it with the assassination of its President, Milliardo Peacecraft. In the present day, ESUN President Dorothy T. Catalonia authorizes the beginning of "Operation Mythos" to resolve the problems on Mars - which primarily involves the assassination of Relena Peacecraft.... more>>

Concurrent to the events of Mars Century are flashbacks during After Colony, told through Preventer agent Kathy Po, the daughter of Sally Po. The flashbacks detail events in After Colony leading up to the events of the series, including the origins and backgrounds of OZ Leader Treize Khushrenada and Gundam pilot Heero Yuy. <<less

Liu Ruosong had known Fu Yan for twenty-seven years, and he had never associated the words "savior of the world" with him—until one day he woke up from a dream, turned his head, and saw his lover, separated by the boundary between life and death, standing right beside him.... more>>

"... I didn't do it for anything ," Fu Yan gazed ahead, oblivious to his own abnormality, and continued to answer the question Liu Ruosong had posed earlier, "If I had to say, it's so that you can still take pictures in places you'll like in the future."

He said it casually, but it wasn't until much later that Liu Ruosong learned that behind this "promise" was a solid sixteen years lost in the crevices of time for Fu Yan.

"Fu, on this special day, do you have any birthday wishes?"

"I want to watch the sunset with you, does that count?"

[Retired Fighter Pilot (top) X Outdoor Photographer (bottom)] [Fu Yan X Liu Ruosong]

Notes: 1: Auto-save gameplay, they both start anew, but the save points are different. There are no superpowers, no traditional cheats; it took four restarts to complete the game.

2: Part post-apocalyptic, part mystery, the romance is very sweet, and the plot (perhaps) has moments of angst. <<less